Demand justice in post-Katrina shootings

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Read the e-mail message that we originally sent to our members about this petition.

Here is the text of the message we'll send to Governor Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell unless you create your own statement. We'll also send a message to U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and incoming AG Eric Holder.

-- Click here for the letter to state officials -- Dear Attorney General Mukasey & Eric Holder, I just learned that in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, racist vigilantes in Algiers point indiscriminately attacked and, according to their own accounts, killed Black men. I am outraged to hear that New Orleans law enforcement officials have consistently refused to investigate these crimes, and acted to cover up their own complicity in the violence. Based on evidence recently presented by A.C. Thompson in The Nation, it appears that while at least 11 Black men were shot or shot at, no vigilantes have been brought to justice. And there is damning evidence that police officers allowed a man to die, and then burned his body to cover it up. Local law enforcement officials, meanwhile, have systematically resisted any public accountability. I urge you to direct all necessary Department of Justice resources towards the identification of the victims of these heinous crimes, the prosecution of the vigilantes, and aggressive investigations into the role of Louisiana law enforcement officials in committing and suppressing the exploration of these crimes. The federal government failed to protect the most vulnerable citizens of the Gulf Coast once -- I am asking you not to let it happen again. Sincerely, [Your name] -- Click here for the letter to federal officials -- Dear Governor Jindal and Attorney General Caldwell, I just learned that in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, racist vigilantes in Algiers Point attacked, and according to their own accounts, killed Black men seeking refuge from the floodwaters. I'm outraged to hear that New Orleans law enforcement officials have consistently refused to investigate these crimes, and acted to cover up their own complicity in the violence. Based on evidence recently presented by A.C. Thompson in The Nation, it appears that while at least 11 Black men were shot or shot at, none of the white vigilantes have been brought to justice. And there's damning evidence that police officers allowed a man to die, and then burned his body to cover it up. Louisiana-style justice has once again failed to protect and serve the state's Black citizens. State officials such as yourselves must act immediately to change this. I urge you to push for the identification of victims of these crimes, prosecution of the perpetrators, full cooperation with any federal inquiries, and aggressive investigations into the role of local law enforcement officials in committing and suppressing the exploration of these crimes. Sincerely, [Your name]